Tocumen (PTY) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
Flight time
≈ 4h 30m
Bearing
1° N
Tocumen (PTY) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU) is 1,853 miles (2,981 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies PTY–RDU
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Copa Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop PTY–RDU; the Boeing 737 MAX 9 was the most common aircraft at 67% of departures; flights ran 93% full.
Departures
36
May 2026
Seats
6,072
both directions
Passengers
5,660
both directions
Load factor
93.2%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies PTY–RDU?
Copa Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop PTY–RDU in May 2026 (36 departures).
- CM
Copa Airlines
36 departures · 6,072 seats
Share of departures100.0%93.2%
Load
What plane flies PTY–RDU?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 9 flew 67% of PTY–RDU departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 9
24 departures · 92.5% load
66.7% - Boeing 737-800
8 departures · 94.7% load
22.2% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
4 departures · 94.7% load
11.1%
How has PTY–RDU traffic changed?
Nonstop PTY–RDU departures held steady at about 36 a month between June 2025 and May 2026.
Monthly nonstop PTY–RDU traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
36 departures · 5,294 passengers
91.1%
Load
July 2025
35 departures · 4,960 passengers
86.0%
Load
August 2025
36 departures · 4,964 passengers
84.9%
Load
September 2025
34 departures · 4,153 passengers
76.7%
Load
October 2025
36 departures · 5,038 passengers
84.4%
Load
November 2025
36 departures · 4,615 passengers
75.5%
Load
December 2025
42 departures · 6,386 passengers
89.6%
Load
January 2026
40 departures · 5,837 passengers
84.8%
Load
February 2026
32 departures · 4,412 passengers
80.3%
Load
March 2026
36 departures · 5,443 passengers
88.4%
Load
April 2026
34 departures · 4,820 passengers
85.3%
Load
May 2026
36 departures · 5,660 passengers
93.2%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
PTY → RDU
94.6% full
18 departures · 2,871 passengers
RDU → PTY
91.9% full
18 departures · 2,789 passengers
Nonstop PTY–RDU traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Tocumen
PA
Tocumen International Airport
Coordinates
9.07°N, 79.38°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Tocumen (PTY) from Raleigh/Durham (RDU)?
PTY to RDU is 1,853 miles (2,981 km / 1,610 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from PTY to RDU?
A nonstop covers the 1,853-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 30m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies PTY–RDU?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 9 flew the largest share of departures (66.7%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (22.2%).
What mileage do I earn flying PTY–RDU?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,853-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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